noble-minded

American  

[noh-buhl-mahyn-did] / ˈnoʊ bəlˈmaɪn dɪd /

adjective

1. characterized by morally admirable thought or motives; righteous; worthy.

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Other Word Forms

• noble-mindedly adverb
• noble-mindedness noun

Etymology

Origin of noble-minded

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

The idea is regulations are often supported by a surprising alliance of noble-minded moralists and profit-driven cynics.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2019

As an interpreter, Mørk avoided the noble-minded protocol—the high-school-graduation tread—that is too common in Elgar.

From The New Yorker • May 30, 2016

Peter Auty's José is initially defined as the noble-minded nice guy who is ostensibly different from the rest until, of course, we gradually become aware of the demons of instability and obsession that drive him.

From The Guardian • Jan. 18, 2011

Angelenos still remember that even so noble-minded a salesman as Hoffman bought up wrecks of competing makes, regaled his customers with lurid tales about the fate of their hapless owners.

From Time Magazine Archive

Did not Junius expose the illegality of this power? and did not the noble-minded Chatham remonstrate against it?

From Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume II (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte by Hamilton, Lady Anne